Attachment for beds



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G. CAMPBELL. ATTACHMENT FOR BEDS.

No. 248,704. Patented Oct. 25,1881.

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G. CAMPBELL.

- ATTACHMENT FOR BEDS. 7 v No. 248,704. v Patented Oct. 25,1881.

Inventor GEORGE CAMPBELL, OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

ATTACHMENT FOR BEDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 248,704, dated October 25, 1881.

Application filed June 23, 1880. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE CAMPBELL, of Pittsfield, county of Berkshire, and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Attachments for Beds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an attachment for beds; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of parts, as hereinafter set forth.

In the annexed drawings, Figure l represents a side view of the device attached to a bed; Fig. 2, an inside view of one side of the bed with part of the connection in place; Fig. 3, the division-bars; Fig. 4, the mosquito-net frame support; Fig. 5, the side guard; Fig. 6, a perspective view of the mosquito net frame; Fig. 7, the locking-wedge.

A represents a bed ordinarily used for childred, having the side 1attice work, A. Secured at the inside E of the sides E are two loops, a a to which are held elastic bands A A B represents one of the side guards. These are fiat boards having the forked ends B.

C and D represent the division-bars, connected to each other by the holes 9 and boltg. At the middle of bar 0 is made an enlargement, C, in which is formed a perforation, 2.

K is the mosquito-net-frame support or bar. This has at its ends the slits k k.

M and M are looking wedges adapted to these slits.

L is the mosquito-net frame. Of this H is the socket-piece, and L the net-holder. The socket-piece H has the holes h h to receive the upper end of support K, and is open at 7L2 to facilitate the connection. At the other end the piece H is forked at h Between the forks the holder L is hinged by its tongue 1 and a pin, 0. Below pin 6 is another,f, which holds the holder L in line with the socket H. This holder L is made in several pieces connected by hinges b and held rigid by latches d. In this way the holder can be made of any desired size,and can beliftcd upor dropped down by removing the pinf.

To use this attachment, have the bed properly made up, and then see that vertical bar K has wedges M M pushed into both slits or grooves at its extremities. Have bar K combined with stand H and frame L, and see that bars 0 and D are properly fastened together. Then place bar 0 across the bed upon the top of thebed-clothes,extendingeqnallyonboth sides. Take barsB B and place one on each side of the bed, upon the top of the bed, and upon top of bar 0 at its extremities, or near them. Then at the head of the bed have the rubber bands A raised up vertically, and place barB edgewise, extending from three to six inches beyond rubber band A toward head of bed. Take one of the quiltsgcnerallythe top quilt-and then take the top sheet and pull them back over the end of the bar B, care being taken to tuck back all the corners of the quilts between the top quilt and sheet, so they will not come in contact with the bar B at the point where the rubber band fastens bed-clothes to bar. Hold the quilt and sheet which have been pulled over the end of bar B with one hand,and push bar B down vertically. Then with the other hand pull up rubber band A vertically and wrap it one or more times around that part of the bar upon which the quilt and top sheet have been pulled, and then straighten the quilt lengthwise of the bed and then at other end of bar. Pull over end of bar the same quilt and sheet which is pulled over the bar athead ot' the bed. Then with one hand hold sheet and quilt to bar B and push down bar B vertically. Then with the other hand pull up rubber band A vertically and wrap it one or more times around that part of the bar upon which the quilt and top sheet has been pulled over end of bar. Fasten bar B on opposite side of bed in like manner, always remembering that the bedclothes will be either tight or loose across the bed, in proportion as they are drawn sidewise over bars B B in side of bar. A person in bed reposing pushing his feet sidewise, the bedolothes strike against the bars B B, which, in its combination with the other parts, keeps the feet in bed. Also, the person rolling sidewise in thebed cannotrollfrom the bed,as thesidebars, B B, with their combinations prevent it. The more a person in his sleep strives to throw oft the bed-clothes from the bed the more firmly the rubber bands A A press the bed-clothes against the bars B B, holding them more firmly. The rnboerbandsin the combination, being elastic, will permit the bed-clothes to be raised; but as soon as the power which raised them is withdrawn they return back by the elastic property in the bands. The bed clothes are not held rigid and liable to be torn when power is applied to remove them from the bed.

To remove the elastic or rubber bands A A to make up the bed, place the hand upon the bar 13, where the rubber band A is wrapped around it, then push down vertically until the rubber band is loose, then push horizontally toward the end of bar, and the bed clothes are removed from one end of the bar, which is sufficient to permit the person to get in or'out of bed.

The bed-clothes are removed from the remaining ends of the bar in like manner as above described.

What I claim is- 1. A bed in combination with side guards. and intermediate. elastic connections, as set forth.

GEORGE CAMPBELL Witnesses 2 O. W. GOODRIOH, J DsoNWooDwoR'rn. 

